2022
Inflammatory Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Vrachatis DA, Papathanasiou KA, Kazantzis D, Sanz-Sánchez J, Giotaki SG, Raisakis K, Kaoukis A, Kossyvakis C, Deftereos G, Reimers B, Avramides D, Siasos G, Cleman M, Giannopoulos G, Lansky A, Deftereos S. Inflammatory Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Ectasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics 2022, 12: 1026. PMID: 35626182, PMCID: PMC9140118, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12051026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery ectasiaInflammatory biomarkersCoronary artery ectasia patientsIsolated Coronary Artery EctasiaSmall case-control studyHigh sensitive CRPRare clinical entityCochrane Library searchCase-control studyHigh statistical heterogeneityEctasia patientsNLR levelsRDW levelsInflammatory componentInflammatory dysregulationClinical entityCAE patientsIL-6Healthy controlsStatistical heterogeneityEctasiaMEDLINE databaseModerate qualityMeta-AnalysisSystematic review
2001
Clinical and angiographic outcome in the laser angioplasty for restenotic stents (LARS) multicenter registry
Giri S, Ito S, Lansky A, Mehran R, Margolis J, Gilmore P, Garratt K, Cummins F, Moses J, Rentrop P, Oesterle S, Power J, Kent K, Satler L, Pichard A, Wu H, Greenberg A, Bucher T, Kerker W, Abizaid A, Saucedo J, Leon M, Popma J. Clinical and angiographic outcome in the laser angioplasty for restenotic stents (LARS) multicenter registry. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2001, 52: 24-34. PMID: 11146517, DOI: 10.1002/1522-726x(200101)52:1<24::aid-ccd1007>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryAngioplasty, LaserChi-Square DistributionCoronary AngiographyCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicProbabilityRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceRegistriesStentsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsMulticenter case-control studyCase-control studyAngiographic recurrence rateUnstable anginaCoronary angioplastyAntegrade flowClinical outcomesProcedural successBalloon angioplastyRecurrence rateLate outcomesStent restenosisControl studyPatientsConsecutive proceduresNeointimal tissuePTCASuch treatmentAngioplastySimilar ratesOutcomesAnginaRestenosisLesionsISR